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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
4 renarona rss.ar studsnt.


Speaking Of vassar, one of the students
there Is daughter of President Rocka-
fellef. of the Standard Oil company. She
Is not robust, and is afflicted with ten
derness of vision which has caused the
doctors to prohibit her from reading
Undeterred by this misfortune, and per
haps stimulated by it, she pursues her
studies with the help of an attendant who
reads to her Miss Rockafeller's dimness
of vision has not rendered her Indifferent
or unsympathetic to the hardshfps OF
others. Some time ago she noticed that
two of the college messengers, who per-
formed In her division services analogous
TO those of bell boys in hotel, were
bright, intelligent girls She thought il
a pity that such deserving fellow crea-
lures should be in great institution OF
learning without an opportunity to avail
themselves of its advantages, like Tan
talus, lip deep in water, yet unable to
assuage his burning thirst. She appealed
to her father in their behalf, and he III
generous furtherance of her hndliness
made arrangements to pay for the tuition
of his daughters proteges throughout the
full college course. 1t is not such big
thing, perhaps, as the endowment of 9
church or the contribution of large sum
to some popular movement, but it is an
act of quiet, transformations kindness thai
derives much of its merit from the motive
and circumstances accompanying it,
New York Graphic.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Mystery About Dom pedro,s Health.


The daily reports of the physicians in
attendance upon his majesty the emperor
have uniformly reported satisfactory pro
gress toward recovery. He goes out driv-
ing and walking every day when the
weather permits, and at times shows much
of his former capacity for long journeys.
At the same time it must be confessed
that there is a very general and decided
uneasiness in regard to the case. No one
disputes the accuracy of the daily bull
letins, but there is very general impress
sion that they do not cover all. There has
lately been a noticeable effort to seclude
his majesty and to prevent visitors from
seeing him. This appears inconsistent
with the reported improvement in his
health. If slight restriction was put on
visitors some weeks ago when he was SO
weak, why should they be enforced now
when he is so much stronger There is q
very general belief that his majesty's
mind has become affected, and that a
knowledge of this is to be kept from the
public for time if possible. This belief
we most sincerely trust is unfounded, but
it must be confessed that the ministers
and physicians are not proceeding in the
right way to correct it.-Rio News.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Facing Death Friyolouslr.

sit is more than passing strange to
me-" said a down town minister, chow
little the immediate prospect of death
seems to affect some people. The dispo-
sition of their immortal souls seems but
secondary as compared with their appear
ance in the coffin and their funeral ar
engagements The other day was called
to the bedside of a young lady who wa
very ILL., While / was there the physical
gravely shook his head and said the pa
tent would die that night. She looked a
little put out, and when the doctor went
/ asked if 1 might pray, and was request
ed to wait few moments. / retired to
another room, and to my surprise heard
the young woman ask her mother for
some paper, with which she proceeded to
put up her hair, remarking at the same
time: Mamma, do not take the papers
out of my hair until am in the coffin, for
I might as well look as nice as l can,
since there will be so many come to see
me- All, you newspaper men always
smile at such things, but it was simply
awful TO me ''-Philadelphia Call.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
The Popular Tandem Tricycle..

noticed in walk through the park a
few days ago that the tricycle. is becoming
very popular, and more especially the ma
chine known as the tandem tricycle.. 1t
is the proper thing for a lady and gentle
man to use one of these tandems, and
many couples were spinning along merrily
over the hard walks of the park Some
of the ladies wore jaunty little caps and
blue flannel dresses trimmed with white
braid The effect was very pleasing
These tricycles are much more expensive
than the bicycles A good one costs in
the neighborhood of $500, and some come
as high as $500. 1t Will be remembered
that an American artist and his wife made
a trip through England and the continent
on one of these machines not long ago.
The trip was described in one of the
magazines, and of course that gave boom
to tricycle. riding. The labor of working
these machines is about equally divided
between the two riders and they are
especially well adapted to long distance
travelling, but are practically out of reach
of any one not having a good bank &C
count.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
The Hangman of Cologne.

The death of Herr Lersch, the Jack
Ketch of Cologne, is reported. He would
seem, from his obituary, to have been a
grim eccentric. For many years past he
has kept his coffin in his bedroom, as some
more eminent men have done. But
Lersch utilized the coffin as a wardrobe,
in which he kept his "Dienst uniform, ~ a
suit of black clothes worn by him when
ever he was called upon to dispatch q
Rhenish criminal out of the world. In
his last will he charged his executors to
take care that he was buried in his uni
form. AS the executioner of Cologne and
the Rhine provinces, he did not use the
rope or the ak, like his colleagues in other
states and provinces of the German EN-
pire. He was obliged to finish the course
of justice with the guillotine, after the
old French code, which came into use in
the Rhineland during the French occupa-
ton, and which has survived the wars OF
iberation-Pall Mall Budget.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
The Latest Freak in Cards.

It's a great thing to be fashionable.
and think that those who are do not &C.
quire their fine taste, but that it grows
within them like unto refined meanness
and poetry. / met little lady few
hours ago who is too fastidious and
thorough about her toilet to acquire
anything, and she assured me that al
a dinner which she is about to give at
an early date the latest thing in cards
is to be used. In q spasm OF confiden.
tial regard she showed me the latest
thing, and together we rhapsodized and
worshipped it And now, with all in
fuences removed. l don't think so much
of the card, even though it is Egyptian,
direct from New York, and artistic TO
degree of raggedness, dirt and age The
thing looked as it seems to me as If IL
had gone down in Oregon. stayed there
for several weeks, and then come nm
again. In size il is six inches long bv
four inches wide, Its color is sort 81
waterlogged gray brown, and the menu
upon its face was q sort of metallic
black As courier and directory to .
meal for healthy men and women It
ought to have depressing effect. Nav
be there is method in artistic madness
and that's what it is for. Such art
would be useful = Cleveland RoatJfnd-
er.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Last of the Trade Dollars.

The assay office is about melting up the
last 100, 900 of 3, 200 900 trade dollars re-
ceived from the sub treasury. The silver
is run into bars of about 200 ounces each,
and these are stored in the assay office, re-
quiring in this form about third the
storage space required by the dollars.
The superintendent has taken the precau-
ton to assay the coins, and finds them
remarkably close to the standard, in no
case varying more than -thousandth of
per cent.-Boston Transcript.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Objected to Too Many of Them

Within the borders of Lincoln county
and not over twenty miles from old Lin
colntOn there lives respected citizen
who numbers in his family some as pretty
daughters as can be found in Dixie. AS
usual, his house was the rendezvous of
the neighborhood gallants, and one ia
vored young man wooed, won and welded
one of the fair ones. Not long since a
brother of the proud bridegroom ap-
preached and astonished our hero by ask
ing the hand of another one of his daugh-
tiers. 'Good Lordi do you think that
raise my girls to give away to one familyi
How many more of you want me to give
up my girls-any moref' eyes, sir,
think brother Ed wants one. Lincoln
ton Gal News
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
just Imagine It'll

The stories of the success of Buffalo Bill
in London, both Electrically and socially
speaking, have not been one whit exagger-
ated. All the letters from London are in
the same vein. One letter from Cody
himself tells of his future plans. They
embrace a full season in Paris and q
winter season in the ruins of the Coliseum
in Rome Imagine the cowboys of the
wild west cavorting about the huge circle
in which the Roman gladiators fought
Buffalo Bill has engagements for three
years in Europe, each of which is worth
$500, 900 in profits.-New York Star.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
A Treasured Music Box.

Gov. Hill has just bought a musical
clock, the mechanism of which is a por-
ton of magnificent music box which
Frederick the Great presented to favor
tie lady of his court. 1t is formed of
sweet toned wooden flutes mellowed by
age, every one being more than a century
old. The box was treasured in the lady's
family for generations, but three years
ago it came under the hammer in Berlin.
philadelphia Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
ODDS AND ENDS.

Saleswomen in several dry goods houses
in Cleveland, o., are fined a cent every
time they use slang word.
The parents of pair of Boston twins
named one Stimuli and the other Taneous,
because they were born at the same time.
A Washington correspondent reports
that the rush of pilgrims to Mount Yer
non is greater this season than was ever
before known.
Ste. Genevieve Is the Oldest town in
Missouri, and just last week woke up and
discovered near by a mountain 200 feet
high of solid red, gray and rose colored
granite
A boy at San Diego, Cal, has so much
magnetism that he can rub his hands over
book or box, and by waving his hand
over the object he can lift it from the
table
A faith doctor near Richmond, Mo. has
secured large number of patients, whom
he treats by hanging mink skins about
their necks and telling them to feel sure
that he will cure them.
Syracuse boasts of having the biggest
dog in the world He weighs 2O3 pounds
and measures feet 8 inches from nose to
tail He is nearly Q years old and was
born in England
Silver dollars to the number of 1O0, 600, :
COO may be slowed away in the silver vault
now being built at Washington. The
walls are to be four and one-half feet
thick. The vault VIII be the largest In the
world
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
A Sand CIoud.

A resident of Americas, Ga, says: "The
other evening 1 saw curiosity in the
shape of a sand cloud. 1t appeared to be
about 500 feet high, and looked like an in
verted funnel. The base seemed to be
about forty or fifty yards wide, and its
apex extended to point some 500 feet
high. 1t was whirling with frightful
rapidity, and went straight up out Of
sight. 1t roared like train Of cars,
which 1 thought it was until 1 saw the
cloud. 1t was about two miles and hall
northwest of Americas Chicago Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Wanted to Have a Fit.

A colored hodcarrier walked into the
western police station In Baltimore and
quietly informed Lieut.. Scott that he was
about to have a fit, and would like to be
given quiet place to have it in. He was
shown a cell, and after setting his hod
against the wall proceeded to have his fit,
which lasted for half an hour and was
very violent. After he had been suffi-
GENTLY convulsed he picked up his bod
and walked out, saying that he was going
to work and was afraid he would be
docked for being late.-Chicago News.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Latest Craze i'm England.

The latest amateur craze in England
Is said to be amateur dressmaking, in
which enthusiasm wakes SO warm that
rooms are opened in public building to
exhibit the dresses made by amateurs,
some of whom are very rich, fashionable
women, and ladies of title Original de-
signs are introduced and prizes are
awarded to successful competitors Chi-
cago Times
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
A COMPLETE CURE

have suffered all my life with skin diseases OF
different kinds, and have never found permanent
relief, until, by the advice OF lady friend used
your valuable CuTICuRA REMEDIES. / gave them
thorough trial, using six bottles OF the CuTlcURA
REsoLyENT. two boxes of CuTIcURA and seven
cakes of CUTrcURA SOAP, and the result was lust
what had been told it would be-a complete cure.
BELLE WADE, Richmond, Va.
Reference Tafsrnor nr.,~,-ie4 pfob,rn,,.1 W,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

Spots can be found ali over the pine hills
OF the southern states as healthy as any
forests in the world. Some invalids are
beginning to understand this fact and
profit BY it At least million invalids
and wealthy people in the north and west
would winter in these southern pine hills
and on the gulf shore II they knew the
honest truth about the climate of the
southern states Chicago Times
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
Fineness of Platinum Wire.

1t has been demonstrated that platinum
wire may be drawn so fine as to be invisi-
BILE to the naked eye, although its pres
ence upon perfectly white card can be
detected by the touch, and can be seen by
the aid of a small magnifying glass when
the card is held in such position that the
wire casts shadow.-Boston Budget
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
SKIN and SCALP
CIeansed, Purified and Beautf

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other inherited Skin and Blood Diseases CUTIcU-
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
SALT RHEUM CURED.

was troubled with Salt Rheum for a number Of
years, that the skin entirely Off one of my
hands from the finger tips to the wrist I tried
remedies and doctors prescriptions TO no purpose
until I commenced taking CuTIcuRA REMEDIES
and now am entirely cured.
E. "a PARKER, $40 Northamp ton ST. BOSTON
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
ITCHING, sCALY, PTmPLY,

For the last year have had species of itching
scaly and pimply humors on my face to which
have applied great many methods of treatment
without success, and which was speedily and en-
tirely cured by CuTIcURA-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

An educated American woman Who does
her own Homework fully comes up to the
standard Of true heroism.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

particle of the Balm is applied into each nos
tril, is agreeable to use and is quickly absorbed,
etfectually cleaning the nasa.passages Of catarrhal
virus causing healthy secretions.
1t allays pain and inflammation, protects the
membranal Innings of the head from additional
colds, completely heals the sores and restores the
sense of taste and SMELL Beneficial results are re-
allied by few applications.
Thorough Treatment will Cure.
Price so cents at druggists; by mail, registered
60 cents. Circulars sent free
Ely BROTHERS, Druggists, owego, n. Y
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13
FROM DUNGEON TOPALACR
Or. TALMAGE breaches AT THE
HAMPTONS.

Morbid and sick1y Ideas of Death-The
Way Out of This World Should be the
Most Cheerful Passage in All a Chris
tisn's History.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

Gems. sherman and sheridan Expressed
a wish while at West Point recently to
have their portraits placed beside that of
Grant in Grant Hall. Mr.. Childs, who
presented West Point with the portrait of
Grant, told Sherman and Sheridan that
he would gladly add their pictures to his
gift, and added that they were at liberty
to choose their own artists. The portraits
of the two generals are to be of the same
size as that of Gen. Grant.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

board cool enough to describe the storm
There is a fascination about a ship and the
sea that shall never get over, and think
would like to hear him talk about that
hrst- But when l meet my Lord Jesus
Christ, of what shall first delight to hear
Him speak, Now l think what it is. I
shall 1rst want to hear the tragedy of his
last hours; and then Luke's account of the
crucinxion, and Marks account of the
crucifixion, and Johns account of the cru
cifixion will be nothing, while from the
living lips of Christ the story shall be told
OF the gloom that fell, and che devils that
arose, and the fact that upon his
endurance depended the rescue of race;
and there was darkness in the sky, and
there was darkness in the soul, and the
PAIN became more sharp, and the burdens
became more heavy, until the mob began
TO swim away from the dying vision of
Christ, and the cursing of the mob came
to his ear more family, and his hands
We're fastened to the horizontal piece of
the cross, and his feet were fastened to
the perpendicular piece Of the cross, and
his head fell forward in a swoon as he
uttered the last moan and cried: 'sIt is
hnlshedp An heaven will stop to listen
until the story is done, and every harp
VIII be put down, and every lip closed,
and ali eyes fixed upon the divine MARIA
tor, until the story Is done; and then, at
the tap OF the baton, the eternal orchestra
Will rouse up; finger ON string of harp,
and lips to the mouth of trumpet, there
shall roll forth the oratorio OF the Mes
siah: Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive blessing, and riches, and
honor, and glory, and power, world with
out endi''
What be endured, oh, who can tel,
To save our souls from death and HE'LL
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage only the thinness
OF the sharp edge of the sword Of the exc
cutioner, do you wonder that he wanted
to gof Oh, my Lord Jesus, lei one wave
OF that glory roll over this auditory
Harkl hear the wedding bells Of heaven
ringing now. The marriage Of the Lamb
has come, and the bride hath made her
self ready
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-13

John Boyle O'Reilly has beautiful
A plaster head and bust, of life size,
done by Mr.. John Donoghue, the Bos
ton sculptor, and sent to New York
for perpetuation in bronze, has been ex-
hibited to favored few within day OF
two past. 1t is like her, for it has life
likeness marked in every line. The
model has Greek face, eyes almost with
speech in them, lips parted, hair drawn
back and loosely knotted behind.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-05

her Kinda Roses, Patrons and Sudie ID.
/ will give you the height of three colts
bred in Clay county, Minnesota, show
ing that we can breed them as large as
any state south or west. The three colts
were sired by Early Pioneer, as
two-year-old-his first three
colts. Early Pioneer Is now owned by
Col. Steele, of Minneapolis. This colt
is now in st. Paul in John Dowd's
stable. The first colt foaled, May 2,
1856, is now ID hands and 2$f inches
high, and is owned by DR.. Andrews.
The second is owned by Mr.. Holmes,
fOaled May 5, same year, ID hands high.
The third one, fOaled May 2S, same
year, is over 14$l hands high. The dam
of the latter is Miss Mcleod. dam of
Lord Nelson, and only 10 hands high.
The last filly was turned out to pasture
last May and received nothing but grass
and water until about one month ago,
when she began to be fed oats. Now l
don't believe California or Kentucky
ever had twO-year-old colt who sired
his three first colts as large as those,
and they are all fine looking. if Mar
vim. or Fuller, had one of the three, |
believe the twO-year-Old record would be
broken. Yours truly,
MoOrhead, Dec. ,. ii. q. FINKLE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-05
Catarrh to CONSUMPTION.

Catarrh in its destructive force stands next
to and undoubtedly leads on to consumption.
1t is therefore singular that those afflicted
with this fearful disease should not make il
the object of their lives to rid themselves of
it. Deceptive remedies concocted by igno-
rant pretenders to medical knowledge have
weakened the confidence of the great major
ity of sufferers in all advertised remedies.
They become resigned to life of misery
rathor than torture themselves with doubtful
palliatiyes.
But this will never do. Catarrh mus be
met at every stage and combated with all our
might In many cases the disease has as
sumed dangerous symptoms. The bones and
cartilage of the nose, the organs of hearing,
of seeing and of tasting SO affected as to be
useless, the uvula so elongated, the throat so
inflamed and irritated asfo produce con-
slant and distressing cough.
SANFORD's RADICAL CURE meets every
phase of Catarrh, from simple head cold to
the most loathsome and destructive stages.
1t is local and constitutional. Instant in re-
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Each package contains one bottle of the
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-05
THE GREAT PHALLAS.
"MamhrinO" Puts in a Good Word
for the Noted Stallion.


Mr.. Mckinney. of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
who writes over the name of mann
brino,' has recently visited Mr.. Cases
stock farm, where the great stallion
PhallaS is located, and says Of him:
The two animals of The large collec-
ton that find the warmeSt place in the
hearts of the family are Jay Eye See and
PhallaS, in the ORDER named. Both
have been sources of great pleasure and
profit. The loadStOne. however, that
attracts the breeder visiting the farm is
Phallas. PhallaS, the king. Why the
king? Because he has won the grand
title upon the field OF stubborn battle.
The jewels in his crown are:
First-The fastest heat ever trotted by
a stallion in race, 2:13$l.
Second-The fastest three consecutive
heats ever trOtted by stallion, 2:15.
2:1415, 2:154.
r7Third-The fastest four heats ever
trOtted by any horse, mare or gelding,
2:l9$4, 2:l524, 2:lG$4, 2:1334.
FOurth-The fastest fourth heat ever
will it be before any other horse shall
boast of these proud hOnOrS?
This kingly son of the puTple-rObed
Dictator is dark mahogany bay, 15%
hands high, and weighs in reception
form 1,160 pounds. To see him to-day
his enthusiastic admirers and hackers
in his days upon the turf would hardly
recognize him. In trOtting form, jog
ging up the stretch, few ever accused
PhallaS of beauty of form or action. but
i'll his flights of speed, in the language
of John Z, Turner, she is one of the
Investigated trotters | ever saw.
However, 50 greatly has he changed
in his gait while jogging and the extra
flesh so improved his form that he has
not failed in securing the blue ribbon
every time he has competed for the
same in the numerous show rings the
past two years. The writer shares with
Mr.. Case and Mr.. Bither the belief that
Phallas in 1851 could have, with proper
conditioning, beaten his own record.
Few are aware that Phallas has trotted
III his work faster half mile than Jay
Eye See. He has trOtted half mile in
1:0315 and quarter in 3015 seconds.
After his record shall have been beaten.
unless old age interpCSes her stern de-
cree, we have no doubt but the honor
will be retrieved.